An elderly couple had been experiencing declining memories, so they decided to take a power memory class where one is taught to remember things by association.

有一对老年夫妇记忆力变得越来越不好了，因此他们决定参加一个以联想的方式来增强记忆力的课程。

A few days after the class, the old man was outside talking with his neighbor about how much the class helped him.

上过课几天后，这位老人在外面跟他的邻居谈到这课程对他有多大帮助。

"What was the name of the Instructor?" asked the neighbor.

“教员的名字叫什么？”邻居问道。

"Oh, ummmm, let's see," the old man pondered. "You know that flower, you know, the one that smells really nice but has those prickly thorns, what's that flower's name?"

“哦，啊，让我想一想，”老人沉思起来。“你知道有种花，你知道的，是一种闻起来很香但是长满刺的花，那花叫什么名字？”

"A rose?" asked the neighbor.

“玫瑰？”邻居问道。

"Yes, that's it," replied the old man. He then turned toward his house and shouted, "Hey, Rose, what's the name of the Instructor we took the memory class from?"

“是的，就是它，”老人回答说。然后他就转身边喊边向他的房子走去“嘿，玫瑰，给我们上课的教员叫什么名字？”